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Head of Bodhisattva

HADB 66Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Bodhisattva, Tapa-i Kafarihā, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa-i Kafarihā

Location

Tapa-i Kafarihā41

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Description

Bodhisattva head with a Hellenistic profile. The round, idealised face is reminiscent of certain putti. The hair is styled on either side of a median parting and falls along the nape of the neck, barely wavy. He also wears a completely stylised bun: simple cavities suggest curls. This combination of different hair treatments is unusual. The bun is encircled by a tiara composed of alternating discs and crescents. The earlobes are deformed.

Observations

This head has been misplaced. It remains missing.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa-i Kafarihā - 41

Conservation location

unknown

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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